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PAIN AFTER TOOTH EXTRACTION
WHY DOES THE EXTRACTION SITE HURT?
During tooth extraction the operator extracts the tooth, the ligaments, and the arteries around the tooth bed. There will be bone resorption around the extraction site with time, because of the decrease of the bone’s blood supply.
A blood clot arises at the extraction site which closes the way from the oral cavity to the bone and it does not let bacterias to infect the area.
If this blood clot is rinsed out or suck out from it’s place, then bacterial contamination of the bone will happen. (it is called dry socket)
If the pain is increasing after 3 days of the extraction, then the blood clot has been probably rinsed out or damaged.
In this case you should contact us immediately.
WHAT KIND OF POST EXTRACTION PAIN DOES NEED A DENTAL CONSULTATION?
If the pain is increasing to the third day after the non-surgical extraction.
If the pain is increasing and pain killers are not working after a surgical extraction.
HOW TO TREAT DRY SOCKET?
If the patient comes back in 4-6 six days after the extraction: Closed curett to creat new coagulum
If the patient comes back after the extraction more then a week:
surgical cleaning of the area is needed.
HOW TO AVOID DRY SOCKET?
for seven days after the tooth extraction you should not
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smoke
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drinking alcholol
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rinsing
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sucking the area